14 / 10 / 2013 M3 SOFT V3.0 AC8 NEW FEATURES

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1 14 / 10 / 2013 M3 SOFT V3.0 AC8 NEW FEATURES

2 SUMMARY Import / Export of macros : Key Benefits Import a Macro Consult a Macro help file Link a help file to a Macro Export a Macro How to use the Macro tab XN06 with Backup inputs function TPH & Heat curve Function block release Other information M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 2

3 Import / Export of macros : Key Benefits Import / Export of macros and corresponding help files - Simplifies the exchange of macros between designers - Facilitates the distribution of turnkey subprograms (macros) including documentation - Supports the creation of a library with macros that can be upor downloaded M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 3

4 How to Import a Macro How to import a macro into the MACRO tab Click File in the navigation bar Go to Import Select Macro In the window that opens go to the location where the macro that is to be imported is stored, mark it, and then click Open. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 4

5 Consulting a Macro help file You can consult the Macro online help either: by double-click on a macro that has been placed on the main page and then a click on Open the custom help file or by right click on a Macro in the MACRO tab and selecting Help M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 5

6 How to link a custom help file to a Macro 1/2 It is possible to link a custom help file to a macro: Place the macro on the main page. Double click on the macro Click on Display the MACRO Click on Modify properties which opens the MACRO configuration window M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 6

7 How to link a custom help file to a Macro 2/2 In this window it is possible to: change the image of the macro by ticking Custom image. Browse to the image that is to be used by clicking on the button to link a custom help file to the macro tick Custom help and browse to the according.pdf by clicking on the button Mark the selected pdf and click Open You now have an online custom help linked to the macro. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 7

8 How to Export a Macro Export a macro from the MACRO tab Click right on the macro in the MACRO tab Select Export Click OK In the window that opens, Select the export destination folder Click OK M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 8

9 How to use the MACRO tab 1/2 Create your macro library for easy macro re-use To store a macro in the MACRO tab: click right on the macro in the worksheet that is to be stored and select Save the MACRO or click left and hold on the macro that is to be stored, press the Shift key, drag it into the MACRO tab and drop it by releasing the mouse click. Notes: Macros are not systematically stored when they are created. A macro is defined by its identifier, there can be only one icon by ID The text of the identifier is included in the icon. (Reminder: 1 to 5 characters) The name of the macro appears when placing the mouse on the icon (pop-up). If a FBD that is used inside a macro is no longer present in the workshop, the macro can not be reconstructed at software start and the according icon disappears after a warning message. The MACRO tab configuration is saved within the workshop context One can not store a macro from a sheet whose macros are protected by password, if the password has not been entered when opening the worksheet. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/2013 9

10 How to use the MACRO tab 2/2 One can delete an icon from the MACRO tab or a customizable tab by clicking right on it and selecting Delete, but this action does not delete the associated FBD s or macros present in the worksheet. One can rename an icon by clicking right on it and selecting Reconfigure, which brings up the MACRO configuration window. Rules: If a macro icon is deleted from the MACRO tab, it is also deleted from all the custom tabs it has been copied to. If a macro is deleted from the application worksheet, the icon is not deleted and remains in the tab(s). Renaming the identifier of the macro in the application worksheet, does not change the identifier of the macro in the MACRO tab. If a macro is copied within the worksheet and the contents or parameters of the copy are changed, the contents of the original are automatically changed in the same fashion! Tip: To ensure that the contents and parameters of an original macro are not affected by the change in its copy, the original has to be saved in the MACRO tab. Additionally, the copy in the worksheet should be renamed. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/

11 XN06 with Backup inputs function The new version of Modbus RS485 XN06 extensions ref are manufactured since middle of June 2013 Version : S1.1 H1.2. Allow to specify which inputs need to be backed up during power off. Useful when a Modbus master device like a MTP HMI sends a value to M3 after a manual input on the HMI. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/

12 Heat Curve Function Block release Hysteresis Hysteresis parameter can be set from 0 C to 25 C (0 C to 10 C in the previous version) The Hysteresis value has been added to the output of the FB M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/

13 TPH Function Block release Allow modification of parameters N and N+1 cycle with display FB M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/

14 Other information The M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 runs on Windows XP and Seven. The USB PC -> Millenium 3 cable ( ) do not support USB3 ports. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 runs on Windows 8, but the USB driver do not run on some PC. This issue can be solve using the USB/RS232 ( ) cable and the RS232 Millenium 3 ( ) cable. This solution runs on USB2 and USB3 ports. This problem will be solve later. M3 Soft has been re-designed with Visual Studio C++ V10 It was designed from the origin with Visual Studio C++ V6. This operation has been necessary to guarantee a good maintenance and allow future evolutions. A long period of field tests was done to fix bugs. M3 Soft V3.0 AC8 - News - 14/10/

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